"since the inception of talking pictures. It is grim, gripping and pictorially perfect."" John Mosher of ""The New Yorker"" declared that the filmmakers had ""done a good, solid, fine job"" and wrote that Laughton's performance as Captain Bligh ""may not be exactly the image of the original brute, but it's a Laughton masterpiece."" ""Mutiny on the Bounty"" topped the annual ""Film Daily"" poll of 523 critics as the best film of 1936 (it was released too late in the year to appear on the 1935 ballot). According to MGM records the film earned $2,250,000 in the US and Canada and"
"served simultaneously in his naval career. In the early 1780s, while in the merchant service, Bligh became acquainted with a young man named Fletcher Christian (1764–1793), who was eager to learn navigation from him. Bligh took Christian under his wing, and the two became friends. The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMAV Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Led by Master's Mate / Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, disaffected crewmen seized control of the ship, and set Bligh and 18 loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The mutineers variously settled on Tahiti or on"
"boat during the Mutiny on the Bounty (1789). The Mutiny on the Bounty took place about 30 nautical miles (56 km) from Tofua in the Tonga islands. Lt William Bligh navigated the overcrowded 23 foot (7 m) open launch on an epic 41-day voyage first to Tofua and then to the West Timor city of Kupang equipped only with a sextant and a pocket watch— no charts or compass. He recorded the distance as 3,618 nautical miles (6710 km). He passed through the difficult Torres Strait along the way and landed on 14 June. The only casualty of his voyage"
"learning of the mutiny on HMS ""Bounty"", the First Lord of the Admiralty, John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, decided to despatch her to recover the ""Bounty"", capture the mutineers, and return them to England for trial. She was refitted, and her 9-pounder guns were reduced to 20 in number, though she gained four 18-pounder carronades. ""Pandora"" sailed from The Solent on 7 November 1790, commanded by Captain Edward Edwards and manned by a crew of 134 men. With his crew was Thomas Hayward, who had been on the ""Bounty"" at the time of the mutiny, and left with Bligh"
"(Golden Cockerel Press). John Fryer (Royal Navy officer) John Fryer (15 August 1753 – 26 May 1817) was the sailing master on HMAV ""Bounty"", a British vessel made famous by the Mutiny on the ""Bounty"". He had the interesting position of being a strong critic of both Lieutenant William Bligh and mutiny leader Fletcher Christian, even at one time accusing Bligh of favouring Christian. Despite his anger at Bligh, he did not support the mutiny. Fryer was born at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. After his naval service, he returned to Wells, and his grave in the churchyard is now clearly identified. In"
"The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences (1831) by Sir John Barrow is considered the classic account of the mutiny on the ""Bounty"". It includes a description of the island of Tahiti, and a narrative of events from the embarkation of the ""Bounty"" in 1787 through to the trial of some of the mutineers in 1792 and the survival of others on Pitcairn Island. The story is told through the medium of the original documents in the case, which"
"John Fryer (Royal Navy officer) John Fryer (15 August 1753 – 26 May 1817) was the sailing master on HMAV ""Bounty"", a British vessel made famous by the Mutiny on the ""Bounty"". He had the interesting position of being a strong critic of both Lieutenant William Bligh and mutiny leader Fletcher Christian, even at one time accusing Bligh of favouring Christian. Despite his anger at Bligh, he did not support the mutiny. Fryer was born at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. After his naval service, he returned to Wells, and his grave in the churchyard is now clearly identified. In 1787, Fryer was"
"added a level of homoeroticism to the Bligh–Christian relationship. In 1998, in advance of a BBC documentary film aimed at Bligh's rehabilitation, the respective descendants of the captain and Christian feuded over their contrary versions of the truth. Dea Birkett, the programme's presenter, suggested that ""Christian versus Bligh has come to represent rebellion versus authoritarianism, a life constrained versus a life of freedom, sexual repression versus sexual licence."" Footnotes References Online Newspapers Bibliography Mutiny on the Bounty The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher"
"rescue the ship..."" Following his pardon, Morrison returned to naval service. He reached the rank of master gunner, and saw action in the Mediterranean. After serving as a gunnery instructor in Plymouth, he joined Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge in his flagship HMS ""Blenheim, in which he had served as a young gunner's mate before his ""Bounty"" experience. ""Blenheim"" sank sometime in February 1807 in a tropical cyclone off Madagascar with the loss of all on board. James Morrison (mutineer) James Morrison (1760–1807) was a British seaman and mutineer who took part in the Mutiny on the ""Bounty"". James Morrison was"
"captains whose crews mutinied over ""issues of pay and involuntary service for common seamen"" during the Nore mutiny. The mutiny was not triggered by any specific actions by Bligh; the mutinies ""were widespread, [and] involved a fair number of English ships"". Whilst ""Director""'s role was relatively minor in this mutiny, she was the last to raise the white flag at its cessation. It was at this time that he learned ""that his common nickname among men in the fleet was 'that Bounty bastard'."" As captain of ""Director"" at the Battle of Camperdown on 11 October, Bligh engaged three Dutch vessels:"
"Peter Heywood Peter Heywood (6 June 1772 – 10 February 1831) was a British naval officer who was on board during the mutiny of 28 April 1789. He was later captured in Tahiti, tried and condemned to death as a mutineer, but subsequently pardoned. He resumed his naval career and eventually retired with the rank of post-captain, after 29 years of honourable service. The son of a prominent Isle of Man family with strong naval connections, Heywood joined ""Bounty"" under Lieutenant William Bligh at the age of 15 and, although unranked was given the privileges of a junior officer. ""Bounty"""
"Thomas Hayward (Royal Navy officer) Commander Thomas Hayward (1767–1798?) was a British sailor who was present during the Mutiny on the ""Bounty"". He was born in Hackney, where his father, Francis Hayward M.D., was a noted physician. Hayward's oldest sister, Ann, was a close friend of Betsy Betham, who married William Bligh. Through Betsy, Hayward managed to obtain a position as a midshipman on the ""Bounty"". His service on the ""Bounty"" seems to have been lacklustre, but he remained loyal to Bligh and a staunch opponent of Fletcher Christian, who disliked him immensely. He was the second person ordered into"
"Thomas Hayward (Royal Navy officer) Commander Thomas Hayward (1767–1798?) was a British sailor who was present during the Mutiny on the ""Bounty"". He was born in Hackney, where his father, Francis Hayward M.D., was a noted physician. Hayward's oldest sister, Ann, was a close friend of Betsy Betham, who married William Bligh. Through Betsy, Hayward managed to obtain a position as a midshipman on the ""Bounty"". His service on the ""Bounty"" seems to have been lacklustre, but he remained loyal to Bligh and a staunch opponent of Fletcher Christian, who disliked him immensely. He was the second person ordered into"
"William Bligh Vice-Admiral William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The Mutiny on the Bounty occurred during his command of in 1789; after being set adrift in ""Bounty""s launch by the mutineers, Bligh and his loyal men reached Timor, a journey of . Seventeen years after the ""Bounty"" mutiny, on 13 August 1806, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps. His actions directed against the trade resulted in the"
"Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel ""Mutiny on the Bounty"". The film was one of the biggest hits of its time. Although its historical accuracy has been questioned (inevitably, as it is based on a novel), film critics consider this adaptation to be the best cinematic work inspired by the mutiny. One night in Portsmouth, England in 1787, a press gang breaks into a local tavern and presses all"
"justice. Thomas Ellison (mutineer) Thomas Ellison (1772 – 29 October 1792) was an able seaman on His Majesty's Armed Ship ""Bounty"". After participating in the Mutiny on the ""Bounty"" on 28 April 1789, he remained in Tahiti rather than continuing on to the Pitcairn Islands with the inner core of the mutineers, and in 1791 voluntarily turned himself in to the seamen of HMS ""Pandora"" to face justice in England. He was court-martialed at Spithead in September 1792, sentenced to death, and hanged on 29 October. Questions continue as to the degree of Ellison's culpability in the mutiny. Ellison, although"
"James Morrison (mutineer) James Morrison (1760–1807) was a British seaman and mutineer who took part in the Mutiny on the ""Bounty"". James Morrison was a native of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland where his father was a merchant and land entrepreneur. He joined the navy at 18, serving as clerk in the ""Suffolk"", midshipman in the ""Termagant"", and acting gunner in the ""Hind"". In 1783, he passed his master gunner's examination. James Morrison was the boatswain's mate on board the ""Bounty"". The master gunner's position having been filled two days prior to his application, he may have"
"Mutiny (2002 film) Mutiny is the fifth episode of the British film series ""Hornblower"". It was released on 24 March 2002, nearly three years after the first four films. It is based on the book ""Lieutenant Hornblower"" by C.S. Forester. In 1802 in Kingston, Jamaica, Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower is imprisoned on a charge of mutiny. On a visit, he explains to his former captain, Commodore Sir Edward Pellew, why he is in prison. In a six months flashback, Hornblower is the 3rd Lieutenant aboard the HMS ""Renown"", under the command of the famous Captain James Sawyer, a hero from the"
"Harry Burrard-Neale aboard were able to retain control over the sailors on their respective ships. By 22 May, the mutiny became more violent due to the Admiralty refusing to make any concessions. To help signal their mutinous control over the port admiral, the flag of the port admiral was torn down and replaced with the red flag. Seven days later on 29 May, the mutineer leader Richard Parker called for delegates to come from other ships to his headquarters aboard . After it grew sufficiently dark, Cunningham gathered his crew at 9pm and announced his intention to escape the mutiny"
"Franchot Tone Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American stage, film and television actor. He was Oscar-nominated for his role as Midshipman Roger Byam in ""Mutiny on the Bounty"" (1935), starring alongside Clark Gable and Charles Laughton. He was a leading man in many films and appeared as a guest star in episodes of several television series, including ""The Twilight Zone"" and ""The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"". Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was born in Niagara Falls, New York, the youngest son of Dr. Frank Jerome Tone, the wealthy president of the Carborundum Company, and"
"In November 1790, Captain Edward Edwards—in command of HMS ""Pandora""—had sailed from England with orders to comb the Pacific for the mutineers of HMS ""Bounty"". In March of the following year, ""Pandora"" arrived at Tahiti and picked up 14 ""Bounty"" men who had stayed on that island. Although some of the 14 had not joined the mutiny, all were imprisoned and shackled in a cramped ""cage"" built on the deck, which the men grimly nicknamed ""Pandora's Box"". ""Pandora"" then left Tahiti in search of ""Bounty"" and the leader of the mutiny, Fletcher Christian. Captain Edwards' search for the remaining mutineers"
"ever gold medalist. Matthew Quintal Matthew Quintal (baptised 3 March 1766 as Mathew Quintril, Padstow, Cornwall – 1799, Pitcairn Island) was a Cornish able seaman and mutineer aboard HMS ""Bounty"". His surname was, in all probability, the result of misspelling the Cornish surname ""Quintrell"". He was the last of the mutineers to be murdered on Pitcairn Island. He was murdered by Ned Young and John Adams, leaving them the last two men alive on the island. Following the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the ""Bounty"" was taken to Tahiti for a few days before being compelled to set sail. Quintal"
"Matthew Quintal Matthew Quintal (baptised 3 March 1766 as Mathew Quintril, Padstow, Cornwall – 1799, Pitcairn Island) was a Cornish able seaman and mutineer aboard HMS ""Bounty"". His surname was, in all probability, the result of misspelling the Cornish surname ""Quintrell"". He was the last of the mutineers to be murdered on Pitcairn Island. He was murdered by Ned Young and John Adams, leaving them the last two men alive on the island. Following the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the ""Bounty"" was taken to Tahiti for a few days before being compelled to set sail. Quintal joined Christian and"
"Royal Indian Navy mutiny The Royal Indian Navy revolt (also called the Royal Indian Navy mutiny or Bombay mutiny) encompasses a total strike and subsequent revolt by Indian sailors of the Royal Indian Navy on board ship and shore establishments at Bombay harbour on 18 February 1946. From the initial flashpoint in Bombay, the revolt spread and found support throughout British India, from Karachi to Calcutta, and ultimately came to involve over 20,000 sailors in 78 ships and shore establishments. The mutiny was repressed with force by British troops and Royal Navy warships. Total casualties were 8 dead and 33"
"Thomas Ellison (mutineer) Thomas Ellison (1772 – 29 October 1792) was an able seaman on His Majesty's Armed Ship ""Bounty"". After participating in the Mutiny on the ""Bounty"" on 28 April 1789, he remained in Tahiti rather than continuing on to the Pitcairn Islands with the inner core of the mutineers, and in 1791 voluntarily turned himself in to the seamen of HMS ""Pandora"" to face justice in England. He was court-martialed at Spithead in September 1792, sentenced to death, and hanged on 29 October. Questions continue as to the degree of Ellison's culpability in the mutiny. Ellison, although he"
"Bligh Water In 1789 the English Royal Navy Cutter the Bounty commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh was overtaken by 18 crew led by Master's Mate Fletcher Christian in what has been named the ""Mutiny on the Bounty."" The area known as the Bligh Water is the body of water (approximately 9500 km² in extent) in the western Fiji islands through which Bligh sailed his 7 m (23 ft) launch during his 3,618 mile journey from Tofua to the Dutch port of Timor. At the time some of the local Fijian tribes were considered hostile and many were cannibalistic so Bligh"
"gives the island an average yearly population of 2 [(50*14+0*351)/365]. The Mutiny on the Bounty (1789) took place about from Tofua. Captain William Bligh navigated the overcrowded open launch on an epic 41-day voyage first to Tofua and then to Timor equipped only with a sextant and a pocket watch — no charts or compass. He recorded the distance as . He passed through the difficult Torres Strait along the way and landed on June 14. The only casualty of his voyage was a crewman named John Norton who was stoned to death by the natives of Tofua, the first"
"John Colpoys Admiral Sir John Colpoys, GCB (""c."" 1742 – 4 April 1821) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served in three wars but is most notable for being one of the catalysts of the Spithead Mutiny in 1797 after ordering his marines to fire on a deputation of mutinous sailors. Although this event resulted in his removal from active duty, Colpoys was a capable administrator who remained heavily involved in staff duties ashore during the Napoleonic Wars and was later a Lord of the Admiralty, Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath (later a Knight"
"of novels uses fictionalised versions of minor crew members as narrators of the stories. ""The Bounty,"" released in 1984, is less sympathetic to Christian than previous treatments were. Notes Bibliography Further reading General information Genealogical information The following genealogical information about Fletcher Christian and the other ""Bounty"" crew members comes from descendants of the ""Bounty"" crew, who may not be reliable and from historical archives. Related information Fletcher Christian Fletcher Christian (25 September 1764 – 20 September 1793) was master's mate on board HMS ""Bounty"" during Lieutenant William Bligh's voyage to Tahiti during 1787–1789 for breadfruit plants. In the mutiny"
"Tahitian woman. Others of the ""Bounty""s warrant officers and seamen were also said to have formed ""connections"" with native women. After five months in Tahiti, the ""Bounty"" set sail with her breadfruit cargo on 4 April 1789. Some west of Tahiti, near Tonga, mutiny broke out on 28 April 1789. Despite strong words and threats heard on both sides, the ship was taken bloodlessly and apparently without struggle by any of the loyalists except Bligh himself. Of the 42 men on board aside from Bligh and Christian, 22 joined Christian in mutiny, two were passive, and 18 remained loyal to"
"Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6558 Hollywood Blvd. Franchot Tone Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American stage, film and television actor. He was Oscar-nominated for his role as Midshipman Roger Byam in ""Mutiny on the Bounty"" (1935), starring alongside Clark Gable and Charles Laughton. He was a leading man in many films and appeared as a guest star in episodes of several television series, including ""The Twilight Zone"" and ""The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"". Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was born in Niagara Falls, New York, the youngest son of Dr. Frank Jerome Tone,"
"""Bounty"" on 28 April 1789, Ellison was standing his watch as the ship's wheelsman, which gave him a vantage point to view the personal confrontation between Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian at the heart of the mutiny. Ellison described himself as continuing to obey the captain's orders to ""clap the helm down"". However, the young seaman then handed control of the helm to a mutineer, John Mills, and left the scene to ask for advice from a loyal crewman, Lawrence LeBogue. When the time came for Ellison to tell his story at his court-martial, he tried to portray this incident"
"Bounty (1960 ship) Bounty was an enlarged reconstruction of the original 1787 Royal Navy sailing ship . Built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in 1960, she sank off the coast of North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy on 29 October 2012. The tall ship was often referred to as HMS ""Bounty"", but was not entitled to the use of the prefix ""HMS"" as she was not commissioned into the Royal Navy. Here ""HMS"" is treated as part of the popular name, and not as a ship prefix. ""Bounty"" was commissioned by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio for the 1962 film ""Mutiny on the"